Middle East 521
MID#2331
Dispute Number: 2331
Date(s): July 17, 1958 to October 25, 1958
Participants: 200 United Kingdom/645 Iraq, 651 Egypt
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: The king of Jordan requested British troops to prevent the revolt in neigh-
boring Iraq from spreading to Jordan. Britain complied and stationed troops in Jordan
for approximately three months.
Coding changes: End Date changed from October 22, 1958.
MID#122
Started in June 1961. See the narrative in the 645 Iraq/690 Kuwait dyad dispute list.
MID#3046
Started in February 1984. See the narrative in the 450 Liberia/645 Iraq dyad dispute
list.
MID#3052
Dispute Number: 3052
Date(s): March 1, 1984
Participants: 645 Iraq/200 United Kingdom
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Iraq attacked two British-flagged ships during the Tanker War.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from March 8, 1984. End Date changed from
March 8, 1984.
MID#2767
Dispute Number: 2767
Date(s): May 14, 1987
Participants: 645 Iraq/200 United Kingdom
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Iraq attacked a British ship during the Iran-Iraq War. Iraqi forces also
bombed an Iranian offshore terminal as part of a strategy to cut off Iran’s oil revenues.
One of the ships hit was a British tanker.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from May 14, 1988. End Date changed from
May 14, 1988.